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Dr. Eliza Mi Ling WONG (黃美玲博士)
Associate Professor (副教授)
Office: 16/F, School of Nursing, Ma Kam Chan Memorial Building, 31 Wylie Road, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Telephone: (852) 3468 6803 
Email: elizawong@twc.edu.hk 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Biography 
Dr. Eliza Wong is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at Tung Wah College. She has extensive clinical experience and is an academic and researcher in e‑health for cardiometabolic disease, community nursing, and gerontological nursing. Her research interests include e‑health educational interventions and preventive care for cardiometabolic disease, as well as mental health for adolescents in the community.
 
Dr. Wong has received multiple competitive external grants and has published over 90 peer‑reviewed journal articles and numerous international conference papers. Her H‑index is 30 (2026). Dr. Wong served as Chairperson of the Hong Kong Society of Nursing Education Limited from 2020 to 2023 and currently serves as Vice‑Chairperson. She is also a member of the International Advisory Board for International Emergency Nursing and a peer reviewer for several international nursing journals.
 
Academic and Professional Qualifications
PhD, MHA, MN, FHKCERN, RN 
 
Author Identifications
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0698-9000
Scopus ID: 13205136500
Google Scholar: Wong EML
 
Education
PhD (Nursing), Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Master of Nursing, Deakin University (Australia) 
Master of Health Administration, University of New South Wales (UNSW) (Australia) 
Bachelor of Health Science- Nursing,  University of Western Sydney (Australia) 
 
Teaching Areas
Health assessment 
Research and evidence-based practice 
Trauma nursing
 
Research Interests
eHealth 
Educational intervention 
Health promotion 
 
Funded Projects (Selected)
Development and examination of the feasibility of e-Comprehensive Adolescent Mental Health ( e-CAMP) programme on mental health and depression for young adolescent in Hong Kong – a feasibility study. Funded by Designated Research Grant for Theme Group-Based Projects (DRG), Tung Wah College.  (Principal Investigator, Project No.: 2024-04-75 DRG240401) (Hong Kong) (2025 – 2026)
 
Effect of an e-Comprehensive Adolescent Mental Health program (e-CAMP) on mental health and depression – a pilot RCT study. Funded by Embrace Kindness Charitable Trust. (Principal Investigator, Project No.: DON250005) (Hong Kong) (2025 – 2026)
 
Effectiveness of the professional-led support programme using a mobile application versus phone advice on clients at risk of coronary heart disease - A randomized controlled trial (Phase 2).  Funded by External donation: Nam Kee Springroll Noodle Co. Limited and UGC Matching Grant (Principal Investigator, Project No.: R_ZH4E (2021 - Present)  
 
Blended Gaming COVID-19 Training System (BGCTS) with WHO guidelines for staff in residential care homes.  Funded by Health and Medical Research Grant (HMRF) (Co-Investigator, Project No.: COVID190218) (2020 - Present)
 
A multi-centre randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention programme using mobile application vs booklet for adults with Metabolic Syndrome.  Funded by Health and Medical Research Grant (HMRF), (Principal Investigator, Project No.: 16172411 (2019 - Present)
 
Effectiveness of the Nurse-led Support Programme Using a Mobile Application Versus Telephone Advice on Patients at Risk of Coronary Heart Disease - A Randomized Controlled Trial (Phase 2).  Funded by external donation, Nam Kee Noodle Foundations Limited (Principal Investigator, Project No.: ZJM9 (2020 - 2021)
 
Integrating e-health technology into a life style intervention programme on exercise behavior, depression and quality of life in soon-to-be aged adult with metabolic syndrome – A feasibility study. Funded by Startup Grant, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Startup grant, ref no : 1BE0N. Principal Investigator (2018 - 2019)
 
The cost-effectiveness and effects of a music-paced physical activity intervention on clinical outcomes and physical activity maintenance of post-cardiac rehabilitation patients with coronary heart disease.  Funded by Health and Medical Research Grant (HMRF) (Co-Investigator, Project No.: 14152621) (2017 - 2020) 
 
A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of a home-based interactive e-health educational intervention for middle-aged adults in improving total exercise, adherence rate, exercise efficacy and outcomes.  Funded by Health and Medical Research Grant (HMRF) (Principal Investigator, Project No.: 10110301) (2013 - 2016)
 
Knowledge Transfer e-Health (KTeH) project on patients who have coronary heart disease or stroke Funded by Knowledge Transfer Project Fund, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Principal Investigator, Project No.: KTP111206F26 (2012 - 2013) 
 
A randomized controlled trial for the cost-effectiveness of using Dermabond (2-Octyl cyanoacrylate) versus suture in the lacerated wound closure.  Funded by Health and Medical Research Grant (HMRF) (Principal Investigator, Project No.: 03040071) (2005 - 2006)
 
Publications (Selected) 
Liang, S., Wang, X., Su, J. J.*, Wong, E. M. L., & Suen, L. K. P. (2026). Effectiveness of virtual reality interventions for delirium prevention in intensive care units: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 93, 104318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2025.104318 [IF: 7.1, 2024]
 
Leung, A. Y. M., Leung, D. Y. P., Lau, T. K., Liu, J. Y. W., Cheung, T., Cheung, D. S. K., Lam, S. C., Wong, E. M. L., Tse, M. M. Y., & Molassiotis, A. (2025). Efficacy of the Web-Based Gamified Infection Control Training System on Practices for Health Care Workers in Residential Care Homes: Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR serious games, 13, e71593. https://doi.org/10.2196/71593 [IF: 4.1, 2024]
 
Lo, F. M. W., Wong, E. M. L., Lam, K. K. W., Liu, Q., Yang, F., Jiang, L., Huang, X., & Ho, K. Y. (2025). Integrated Health Education Programmes With Physical Activity Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults at Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An Integrative Review of Experimental Studies. Journal of advanced nursing, 81(7), 3428–3443. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16511 ranking  15th;  IF : 3.4
 
Tang, A. C. Y.*, Kwan, R. Y. C., Wong, E. M. L. & Cheng, W. L. S. (2025). How Gacha Gaming and Life Quality Shape Problem Gambling Risk: Insights from a Cross-sectional Study using Hong Kong-based Online Survey of Young Adults. Frontiers in Psychiatry, Article 1663328. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1663328. [IF:3.2, 2024]
 
Leung, D. Y. P., Wong, M. L.*, Leung, A. M. Y., Cheung, A. S. P., & Cheung, K. C. (2024). Lifestyle intervention using a mobile application versus booklet for adults with metabolic syndrome: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (abridged secondary publication). Hong Kong Medical Journal, 30(6, Supplement 7), Article S12-S16. https://www.hkmj.org/abstracts/v30%20Suppl%207n6/12.htm. (Corresponding author ; impact factor 3.1)
 
Tam, H. L., Choi, K. C., Lau, Y., Leung, L. Y. L., Chan, A. S. W., Zhou, L., Wong, E. M. L., & Ho, J. K. M. (2025). Re-Engagement in Physical Activity Slows the Decline in Older Adults' Well-Being - A Longitudinal Study. Inquiry: The Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing, 62. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580251314776.
 
Leung, D. Y. P., Wong, E. M. L*., Leung, A. M. Y., Cheung, A. S. P., & Cheung, K. C. (2024). Lifestyle intervention using a mobile application versus booklet for adults with metabolic syndrome: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (abridged secondary publication). Hong Kong Medical Journal, 30(6) Suppl 7, 12 – 16.
 
Wong, E. M. L., Leung, D. Y. P., Lam, S. C., Suen, L. K. P., Tang, A. C. Y., Ko, S. Y., & Leung, A. Y. M. (2025). Effect of a nurse-led support program using mobile application versus nurse phone advice on patients at risk of coronary artery disease: A randomized controlled trial. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 22(1), Article e12765. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12765. [IF: 3.4, 2023]
 
Su, J. J., Tsui, K. Y., Lam, S. C., Yang, L., Chong, D., Wong, E. M. L., Suen, L. K. P., & Kwan, R. Y. C.* (2024). The associations of e-health perception and dementia knowledge with dementia public stigma in nursing students: A cross-sectional study. Nurse Education Today, 146, Article 106532.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106532. [IF: 3.6, 2023]
 
Salihu, D., Muhammad, C., Umar Muhammad B., Wong, E. M. L., Abdalkarem P. J. Alsharari,F., Mohammed Usman, A. Sulaiman, S. K., & Kwan R. Y. C (2024). Coping Strategies of Internally Displaced Persons and the Host Community in a Region of Armed Conflict: A Cross-sectional Study. Psychiatry Research, 339, Article: 116035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116035
 
Ko, S. Y., Wong, E. M. L*, Chan, C. C., Ngan, T.L, Leung, H.K, Kwok, T.Y, Tam, H.F (2024). Effects of Virtual Reality on Anxiety and Pain in Adult Patients Undergoing Wound-Closure Procedures: a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial. Digital Health 2024;10.  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20552076241250157
 
Leung, W. K. C., Yau, S. Y., Yang, Y., Kwok, A. W. L., Wong, E. M. L., Cheung, J. K. M., Shum, E. W. C., Lam, S. C.*, & Suen, L. K. P.* (2024). Effects of exercise interventions on brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness, 22(4), 278-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesf.2024.04.001
 
Chair, S. Y., Cheng, H. Y., Lo, S. W. S., Sit, J. W. H., Wong, E. M. L., Leung, K. C., Wang, Q., Choi, K. C., & Leung, T. S. Y. (2024). Effectiveness of a home-based music-paced physical activity programme on exercise-related outcomes after cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, zvad115. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad115.
 
Tam, H. L., Wong, E. M. L., & Cheung, K. (2023). Educational Program with Text Messaging for Community-Dwelling Patients with Hypertension: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Asian Nursing Research, 17(3), 158-166. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.anr.2023.06.001
 
Lo, F. M., Wong, E. M. L., & Ho, K. Y. (2023). The effects of an integrated exercise and cardiovascular health education programme on community-dwelling older adults at risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases: A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Plos one, 18(5), e0286181. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286181
 
Lam, S. C., Suen, L. K. P., Huang, E. Y. Z., Wong, E. M. L., Cheung, D. S. K., & Kwan, R. Y. C. (2023). Sensitivity and specificity of conventional and new face validation in determining the incomprehensible items by older people: Empirical evidence of testing 106 quality‐of‐life items. Aging Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1002/agm2.12254
 
Wong, E. M. L., Leung, D. Y. P., Wang, Q., Leung, A. Y. M., & Cheung, A. S. P. (2023). The effect of a lifestyle intervention program using a mobile application versus the effect of a program using a booklet for adults with metabolic syndrome: A three‐arm randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12883
 
Xi, C. A. O., Eliza, M. L., & TAO, M. Y. (2023). An Educational Intervention for Coronary Heart Disease Patients With Type D Personality: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Nursing Research, 31(4), e288. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnr.0000000000000568
 
Wong, E. M. L., Tam, H. L., Leung, A. Y. M., Cheung, A. S. P., Cheung, K. C., & Leung, D. Y. P. (2022). Impacts of Educational Interventions with Support of Mobile App versus Booklet for Patients with Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome: A Secondary Data Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12591. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/19/12591
 
Wang, Q., Chair SY., Wong, EML., Qiu,X. (2022). Actively incorporating lifestyle modifications into daily life: the key to adherence in a lifestyle intervention programme for metabolic syndrome. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 929043. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.929043
 
Dauda, S., Wong, E.M.L., Kwan, R.Y.C., Bello, U.M., Muhammad, C., Leung, A.Y.M., Miller, T.B., Ibrahim, A.A., Jalo, H.A., Leung, & D.Y.P. (2022). Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric properties of the Hausa version of the Insomnia Severity Index among internally displaced persons in Africa. Sleep Medicine, 96, 57-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2022.03.011
 
Salihu, D., Wong, E.M.L., Kwan, R.Y.C., Ho, G.W.K., Chutiyami, M., Surajo, K.S., Bello, U.M., Ibrahim, A.A., Ali, M.U., Wang, S., Bashir, K., Jalo, H.A., Hadda, M.M., Suleiman, A.D., Ajio, D.K., Ali, G.M., & Leung, D.Y.P. (2022). Anxiety, depression and stress among internally displaced persons and host community in an armed conflict region: A comparative study. Psychiatry research, 315, 114700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114700
 
Wong, E., Leung, D., Tam, H. L., Ko, S. Y., Leung, A., Lam, S. C., Cheung, K. C., & Cheung, A. (2022). Effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Support Programme Using a Mobile Application versus Phone Advice on Patients at Risk of Coronary Heart Disease - A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Risk management and healthcare policy, 15, 597–610. https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S355554
 
Tam, H. L., Leung, L. Y. L., Wong, E. M. L., Cheung, K., & Chan, A. S. W. (2022). Integration of text messaging interventions into hypertension management among older adults: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 19(1), 16-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12549
 
Lo, F. M., Wong, E. M. L., & Hong, F. K. (2022). The effects of educational programs on knowledge, international normalized ratio, warfarin adherence, and warfarin-related complications in patients receiving warfarin therapy: an integrative review. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 37(3), E32-E46. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0000000000000790
 
Salihu, D., Kwan, R. Y. C., & Wong, E. M. L. (2021). The effect of dancing interventions on depression symptoms, anxiety, and stress in adults without musculoskeletal disorders: an integrative review and meta-analysis. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 45, 101467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101467
 
Salihu, D., Wong, E. M. L., Bello, U. M., & Kwan, R. Y. C. (2021). Effects of dance intervention on agitation and cognitive functioning of people living with dementia in institutional care facilities: Systematic review. Geriatric Nursing, 42(6), 1332-1340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.08.015
 
Tam, H. L., Wong, E. M. L., Cheung, K., & Chung, S. F. (2021). Effectiveness of text messaging interventions on blood pressure control among patients with hypertension: systematic review of randomized controlled trials. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(9), e24527. https://doi.org/10.2196/24527
 
Wong, E. M. L., Leung, D. Y., Tam, H. L., Wang, Q., Yeung, K. W., & Leung, A. Y. (2021). The effect of a lifestyle intervention program using a mobile application for adults with metabolic syndrome, versus the effect of a program using a booklet: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Clinical interventions in aging, 633-644. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S303920
 
Salihu, D., Wong, E. M. L., & Kwan, R. Y. (2021). Effects of an African circle dance programme on internally displaced persons with depressive symptoms: A quasi-experimental study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(2), 843. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/2/843 
 
Tam, H. L., Wong, E. M. L., & Cheung, K. (2020). Effectiveness of educational interventions on adherence to lifestyle modifications among hypertensive patients: an integrative review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(7), 2513. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072513
 
Wong, E. M. L., Leung, D. Y., Chair, S. Y., & Sit, J. W. (2020). Effects of a web‐based educational support intervention on total exercise and cardiovascular risk markers in adults with coronary heart disease. Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 17(4), 283-292. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12456
 
Wong, E. M. L., Leung, D. Y., Wang, Q., & Leung, A. Y. (2020). A nurse—led lifestyle intervention using mobile application versus booklet for adults with metabolic syndrome—Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(1), 364-372. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14241
 
Ko, S. Y., Leung, D. Y., & Wong, E. M. (2019). Effects of easy listening music intervention on satisfaction, anxiety, and pain in patients undergoing colonoscopy: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Clinical interventions in aging, 977-986. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S207191
 
Wang, Q., Chair, S. Y., Wong, E. M. L., Taylor-Piliae, R. E., Qiu, X. C. H., & Li, X. M. (2019). Metabolic syndrome knowledge among adults with cardiometabolic risk factors: a cross-sectional study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(1), 159. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010159
 
Wang, Q., Chair, S. Y., & Wong, E. M. L. (2017). The effects of a lifestyle intervention program on physical outcomes, depression, and quality of life in adults with metabolic syndrome: a randomized clinical trial. International journal of cardiology, 230, 461-467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.084
 
Cao, X., Wang, X. H., Wong, E. M., Chow, C. K., & Chair, S. Y. (2016). Type D personality negatively associated with self-care in Chinese heart failure patients. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology: JGC, 13(5), 401. https://doi.org/10.11909%2Fj.issn.1671-5411.2016.05.011
 
Wong, E. M. L., Lo, S. M., Ng, Y. C., Lee, L. L. Y., Yuen, T. M. Y., Chan, J. T. S., & Chair, S. Y. (2016). Cost-effectiveness of ‘Program We Care’for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A case-control study. International emergency nursing, 27, 37-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2015.11.001
 
Wong, E. M., Zhong, X. B., Sit, J. W., Chair, S. Y., Leung, D. Y., Leung, C., & Leung, K. C. (2016). Attitude toward the out-patient cardiac rehabilitation program and facilitators for maintenance of exercise behavior. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 21(6), 724-734. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2015.1115107
 
Cao, X., Wong, E. M., Chow Choi, K., Cheng, L., & Ying Chair, S. (2016). Interventions for cardiovascular patients with type D personality: A systematic review. Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 13(4), 314-323. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12153
 
Lo, S. M., Choi, K. T. Y., Wong, E. M. L., Lee, L. L. Y., Yeung, R. S. D., Chan, J. T. S., & Chair, S. Y. (2014). Effectiveness of Emergency Medicine Wards in reducing length of stay and overcrowding in emergency departments. International emergency nursing, 22(2), 116-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2013.08.003
 
Wong, E. M. L., Chan, S. W. C., & Chair, S. Y. (2010). The effect of educational intervention on pain beliefs and postoperative pain relief among Chinese patients with fractured limbs. Journal of clinical nursing, 19(17‐18), 2652-2655. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03260.x
 
Wong, E. M. L., Chan, S. W. C., & Chair, S. Y. (2010). Effectiveness of an educational intervention on levels of pain, anxiety and self‐efficacy for patients with musculoskeletal trauma. Journal of advanced nursing, 66(5), 1120-1131. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05273.x
 
Man, S. Y., Wong, E. M. L., Ng, Y. C., Lau, P. F., Chan, M. S., Lopez, V., ... & Rainer, T. H. (2009). Cost-consequence analysis comparing 2-octyl cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive and suture for closure of simple lacerations: a randomized controlled trial. Annals of emergency medicine, 53(2), 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.03.003
 
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